There is something you do not seem to get: the senators are not there to listen to you. They are there to listen to themselves. They want to be on television. They want to play to their base. As you speak, most will not even be listening. You are just filler between their first comment that pretends to be a question and their second comment that pretends to be a question. So the longer your answers are, the more annoyed they will become, and the greater the chance that you say something you will regret. If you hear nothing else, just remember this: your hearing is not on the level. I knew this
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